86_irocz-28

Chassis harness is all there wired up and a battery charger the batterys crap but works when I need to

jharrison5

Ok but what part of the harness did you hook together ti get it all to work?

86_irocz-28

Ground from battery to chassis and there was just a few wires that had the battery attachment ends on it dont have any pics but id come over and help figure it out

Bobby Goff

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looks like you'll be needin these after all (http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...rew+extractors)

work the pb blaster in and then come back with a propane torch then hit it again with the pb.. do that over and over a couple times (i dont know if its supposed to be but in my experience pb isn't flammable-though you dont wana burn it off before it can do its job) wipe dry or use a quick drying solvent to get what you can off and come at it with the bolt extractor... hey at least you have something left of the bolt and dont have to drill it out

zmadmaxz

Yeah i was gonna say at least you got a good amount of bolt left to get it out. My first step would be cut a groove in it and try a flathead screwdriver. If that doesn't work grind flat spots on either side so you can get vise grips to grab. A lot of times its a good idea if you have never taken the bolts out of the exhaust manifold before to hit it with a propane torch before you try and loosen them. Also try and tighten it slightly to get it to move before trying to back it out. Just a couple tricks I have learned breaking bolts. At least its not the locking bolt in the differential. I have had those break and had to grind through the whole center pin before.

kmcn47

skip trying the screwdriver, that suckers in there good, the vice grips idea is a maybe though

86_irocz-28

Not much news been tearing down the motor redid my grille decided louvers, light buckets, and grille will be gloss black instead of the factory black

Bobby Goff

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what ever happened with that damn bolt?

86_irocz-28

Still in there havent even attempted it(cant find my torch) all ive really done is tore off the oil pan no metal shavings oil was still pretty fresh to, trying to sell the 5.3 parts i dont need along with the gas tank... thinking about molding a cover for the front(between bumper/lights & core) if I do I may consider making more and selling them not sure yet

Bobby Goff

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looks sweet but since i have no ls1 plans i wouldnt need it... unless i took it upon myself to fab up a cold air intake - those snorkels are the main choke point in a tpi system !

86_irocz-28

Scraped the led engine bay was just irritating and looked cheap instead put a strip under the door like what the newer cars have starting my new job at autozone this week so progress should pick up here soon also going to start mock up on the cover piece

86_irocz-28

Well got some more work done needs a little more trimming but heres the basic shape of it

Bobby Goff

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looks good so far, whatcha making it out of?

86_irocz-28

Itll be fiberglassed then possibly make a mold to create more so far ive layered aluminium ducting tape down still need to mock up the pass side. Another reason for the cover is if I do HID projector lights you wont see anything but the front housing

86_irocz-28

zmadmaxz

looking good man, and for the guy who said skip the screwdriver, i neglected to mention useing a big flat head and then using an adjustable wrench on the screw driver to get as much torque as you can. Keep dousing the bolt with pb a couple times a day, then when you goto get it out hit it with a torch get it as hot as you can without melting any rubber seals or anything around it. Then instead of a quick jam, you want to apply even presure to avoid breaking off the rest. You DO NOT want to mess with drilling and tapping, it never comes out good or easy. Oh and BTW don't park your car next to an apartment building with idiots in it. The people next door lit their house on fire and almost lost my camaro while i was at work. My car was parked less than 10 feet away and got doused with 10000 gallons of water and bits of burning house. At least the car is not hurt( I don't have fire insurance)

86_irocz-28

Hey thanks man sucks to hear that sort of thing happen glad mines in a garage away from everybody there has been a slight change in interior ditching the dash and center going with a 97-02 dash/console reason for this is for the gauges I want to keep the swap as simple and plug and play as I can plus I can now see what people mean when they they say this style looks out of place as for door panels I dont know yet going have to see how the gta panels flow with the dash

Joe_Camaro

Dude! You do nice work sir!

What are you trying to accomplish across the the front, above the headlights? It looks interesting.

86_irocz-28

Just a cover so you don't see any wires also if I do projector hid's you won't see the ballast just another thing to make smooth and clean

blackgloves

wow! Ill be watching this thread from now on.

Wish more 3rd Gens were saved like this one

86_irocz-28

Hey man thanks tomorrow picking up a dash from a 00 camaro for free! Not much else to report been working long days and working on getting the 95 dash out and debating on ripping all the 3rd gen wiring out along with steering colum and swaping in all 4th gen

86_irocz-28

Progress has picked up waiting for my first real paycheck to come so i can buy more stuff for the motor mean while every last wire has been ripped out I will be buying a complete 00-02 camaro and stripping it and putting everything in the 86

Lmancha96

What are the plans for the engine.

Intake, heads, ETC?

86_irocz-28

PRC 5.3L stage 2.5 Heads with Torquer V2 Cam 232/234 .595 .598 112 LSA, LS7 lifters, ls2 trays and chain, oil pump, LT's, LS6 intake w/ Port TB, Powerbond pulley and uh a secret little power adder

khulsebus

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That little secret power adder come in a big blue bottle?

86_irocz-28

It is a cylindrical design but of what kind?? It may have some blue on it maybe a little chrome to

khulsebus

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Which one did you have in mind? I was kinda thinking something along the same lines for mine, if I can ever get back to the states to play with it.

86_irocz-28

NItrous so got some stuff done got the block cleaned up and spayed picked up a pair of poly sway bar end links for the rear also got a few issues solved that i was seeing as a problem mating the thirdgen courtesy light with the 4th gen harness tomorrow hopefully ill get the keyless entry and windows to work with the 4th gen switches then ill tackle those two **** bolts in the head

86_irocz-28

Bolts are out 4 hours of struggling spraying and waiting lol heres current state of motor, heads and coilpacks are next. Any body know a good plastic/metal polish and a good cleaner for the heads.

Bobby Goff

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best metal polish ive used is blue magic.... Ive used it to get plastic headlight lenses back to clear as well... after sanding with high grit sandpaper of course.... cleaned up the front markers on my z28 real quick too... that what i like to keep around

86_irocz-28

Sand first or apply first? How bout something to clean and polish the aluminum heads

Bobby Goff

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if ur talkin about plastic with the "sandy first or apply first" then the would depend on how far gone your plastic is, the headlights were on a buick park ave. and they were as yellow as banana peels so i sandy'd first but after whet the blue magic did to my markers on my cammy i think i could have gotten away with a buffer and the blue magic only although i only used the blue magic and a microfiber towel on my markers when i did em.... and blue magic is what i used to finish of the polish job on my plenum... but if you are looking to get a mirror polish you will have to start off sanding and do a lot of it stepping down from 80 for the roughest stuff (like the graininess on the cast alum. parts) all the way to a 200 wet sand to get to the mirror polish i wanted, you can also spend the money and invest in some greaseless abrasive and/or some rouge to speed up the process (found that out after the fact ) but be careful not to screw with any machined parts and a little bit of material taken off can mean a shitty leak... but if you are trying to just polish up the alum. as it is then blue magic is good for that too.... even better on a buffing wheel... also remember that you dont want to use purple power or the like on alum. because it makes it discolor and micro-pit so your polishing efforts will have been in vain... i just used dollar store tub and tile cleaner to get the alum. powder off that will build up (thats what you are doing when you polish is basically sanding on a micro scale)... hope that hels and i answered and covered most of it... just ask if you want to know more

kmcn47

if you want your aluminum heads clean, eagle one a to z wheel cleaner, nuff said

86_irocz-28

thanks guys good info cleaned up the coil packs a little differently yay or nay? Going to have to respray the coil pack base and brackets

Skinny Neb

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I love carbon fiber looks. KEEP IT!

Bobby Goff

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in my post where i said a 200 wet i actually meant 2000 grit wet btw... 200 would get you anywhere near a mirror polish.... and id be careful spraying much of the coil packs themselves.. i would be a tad worried about heat distribution.. but i dont know since i dont have an ls1 myself... u should check first tho

khulsebus

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Not to be negative, but I'm not too big on the polished cylinder heads, and I really don't like the carbon fiber. But on that note, it's your car, build it the way you like it and the hell with what everyone else thinks.

86_irocz-28

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This is the main reason I got this stuff not trying to r*** it up and over due it so these are the only things that'll be wrapped

zmadmaxz

looking good man! it will all be worth it when you are cruising around in a car you built! I know i love driving my camaro around cause i built just about every piece. Even though there are holes in the floor and some of my gauges don't work and stuff i still enjoy driving MY car that only I know how it goes together. 2 Races down this year 3 to go.... hoping I get paired with a normal 3rd gen next race. First race guy had race gas sick motor, second race v8 twin turbo second gen. No chance either race. Looking good i enjoy seeing your progress!

Lmancha96

The carbon fiber looks good.

kmcn47

hell yeah, is that just the wrap they sell at the usual parts stores? if so i'm probably gonna rip that off of you wish i could say im making as much progress but I'm going hella perfectionist on my engine, smoothing every surface and just waiting to paint it

86_irocz-28

Yea so am I people keep joking about how **** I've been with this car but I don't want to build it and have to go back and redo stuff as far as the cf yes it's just the wrap from autozone

kmcn47

lol, hey after i saw some of the engines my bro is building down at hendrick i feel like mines not good enough, so smooth and clean and shiny, im gonna feel bad about having such a show piece engine in such a pile of **** car though haha. how does the wrap hold up to heat? i don't want it to peel off in a year ya know

86_irocz-28

Thats a good question didnt think about it does appear to adhere well so ig ill just have to wait and see anyways between the rearend pics and this one it should show how ocd I have been lol

86_irocz-28

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86_irocz-28

So I have a choice next month cam or get the car painted????? hmmmmm.....

Skinny Neb

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PAINT!!

Richboll

I'd go with cam. Make it run good then make it pretty.

Where did you get the (I assume) mirror directional lights? That looks like an interesting modification

86_irocz-28

My work they were cheap I now know why the wires have to be extended by alot